Breakfast Potatoes What is better than deliciously prepared red potatoes! The perfect pairing for eggs in the morning or as a side to dinner! This can be made vegan by using vegan butter! Super easy way to get perfect potatoes every time! [What you need] 1 pound red potato (scrubbed clean and dried) Four tablespoons vegan butter or regular butter (or olive oil) One teaspoon sea salt 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper <Let's Make...Read on my friend!

Writers/Creatives Contributors Needed! I am finally to the point of hiring some content contributors! I have planned, saving, plotting, updating and so much more for the last 8 months! This process has been long with a lot of going back to the "drawing board" to make sure that I have all my i's dotted and t's crossed. I wanted to save up and make sure...Read on my friend!

Ten items to make for your autumn wardrobe! In Ohio, the fall is a great time to wear those light sweaters, cardigans, jeans, leggings, sweater dresses and lightweight hoodies. It's the time where the days are warm but the nights cool off to almost chilly! But it's the best time of year to wear those staple layering garments. I love my jeans and a tee...Read on my friend!

Notions When you started to sew, were you self-taught? Did you buy all the things you thought you needed to find out that maybe it was just shiny and didn't really serve a purpose, or it was just a bad product that you couldn't return? Maybe you are brand new to sewing and just looking for a great list of things that are great to...Read on my friend!

Orzo Salad Bring in the Broccoli Orzo salad, you can really dress this dish up or down to suit the tastes of your guests! Who doesn't like a refreshing side dish at a cookout, something that is new? You can always rely on the classics, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad... but what about changing it up a little next time! Your guests are going to be...Read on my friend!

DIY Travel Ironing Board Do you ever go to a sewing retreat or sewing class and have to wait for the iron station? Do you have or willing to buy a little travel iron? I can show you how in a few simple steps you can make a travel ironing board with things you might have lying around your house! Then no more waiting on...Read on my friend!

Tutorial - Beginner Project - Infinity Scarf Infinity Scarves are all the rage these days, layers during the winter provide warmth and comfort. But did you know instead of paying those prices you can make one for more than half the cost and your favorite fabrics! We will walk through the process to build a simple tube scarf from a rayon fabric. This process will...Read on my friend!

Which are you? "Giver" or "Taker"? A fantastic question and often overlooked when working, we all see it but do we do anything about it? Most of us find we are on or the other, I am definitely a "giver", I put everyone else's needs before my own. This is a generous and good thing to do except when it's at the cost of one's "self". People who...Read on my friend!

2016 What Can I Say This year has had is really high highs and a few lows. All in all, I will have, to sum up, 2016 as a pretty fruitful year. Family, friendships, and business were all over the place this year; Yet, It all will come to an end the way it was meant to have been. 2016 Taught at Rosewood Arts Center...Read on my friend!

Houston's International Quilt Market I know, I am a little behind with sharing my International Quilt Market adventure, I really took my time to think about this trip. I have now gone to Houston two times and Spring Market once in the last two years. Therefore, I will say Spring Market in Salt Lake City felt more intimate, felt like fewer vendors but I really...Read on my friend!

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The owner of Needle, Ink and Thread, Located in Beavercreek, Ohio. I love teaching, it really is my passion. The "lightbulb" moments are my favorite! I am so excited to share my passion of sewing, design, and art with you! I was also a former co-owner of Sew Dayton.

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